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    Router issues

    Well, I have an old Dell Truemobile 2300 router that seems to be hosed. I was playing around with some settings earlier, and now I can't access the thing at all. It still powers on fine, and when a computer is connected to to it via one of the ethernet ports, LEDs come on and flicker at both...
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    Best external network drive for backups?

    Well, my family needs a good way for all of us to back up important files. And since there's gonna be four computers in the house once my sister gets a laptop of her own, I think that a network drive will be the best way to do that. Unfortunately, I'm having a tough time finding something...
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    Fast IR wireless mouse?

    I've decided that I'd like to get a wireless mouse for my laptop, mostly for the odd bit of gaming that I do with it. However, as the number of USB ports on a T43 are extremely limited, and I don't really want a big wireless reciever sticking out the side, I was wondering if there were any...
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    A power supply to suit my PC?

    Well, I've been searching high and low to find a power supply that will work well with my system. I've got a silly motherboard that still runs the processor off of the +5V rail, so I need to find a PSU with decent amperage on said rail. Somebody recommended a PSU with at least 40A in a previous...
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    5V vs. 12V

    Well, in my random research while looking for a new power supply for my system, I've found some contradictory information about the power source for my CPU. I'm not at all sure whether it's drawing power from the 12V rail, or from the 5V. The chip is an AXP 3200+ on an Asus A7N8X-X motherboard...
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    What do you use your laptop for?

    Well, I'll be starting university in the fall (engineering), and I'm really wondering if a laptop would be a useful thing to have. I'm gonna be staying at home, so it's not as if this would be my only computer; I'd like to know what good a laptop would be in classes, for taking notes and such...
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    350W Fortron enough for this system?

    After noticing some scarily fluctuating voltages being reported by the AsusProbe monitor (over 13V where I should have 12V, and my Vcore being over half a Volt high) on my terrible 420W Okia, I really think I need a new, good, PSU. However, those are expensive, but I've found a few that are...
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    AthlonXP-M processors?

    One of the laptops that I've been looking at (Sharp Actius MC24) has an AMD AthlonXP-M 2400+ processor, and I was curious about how much heat these can produce, and how they tend to do with battery life in comparison to Celeron M, Pentium M, and PIII-M chips. Any good?
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    Small, cheap, and readily available in Canada?

    I'm not looking to buy a laptop right away, but I know I'll be wanting one before I start university in the fall, and I've done a lot of searching already without finding anything that really catches my eye besides Gateway's M320S, which, unfortunately, doesn't seem to be available in Canada...
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    Chieftec Dragon vs. Antec SLK3000B?

    So, I really need a replacement for my generic, piece-of-crap mini tower, and I think I've narrowed it down to either something in the Chieftec Dragon line, or Antec's SLK 3000B. I've heard good stuff about both, and the cooling setups seem pretty decent; probably enough to keep my system much...